2023届广东省湛江一中下学期高考冲刺英语模拟试题含解析

1、2023届高考英语模拟试卷注意事项:1答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2答题时请按要求用笔。3请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1The TV station will be _ the game live on Saturday afternoon, and we cant miss it.Acov

2、eringBimprovingChandlingDcanceling2Daddy, would you please buy me an iPhoneX?If you can pass this midterm examination, you _ have one as a reward.AmustBneedCwouldDshall3The 90s people seem to have enjoyed the great benefits _ about by the great level of cultural andeconomic development.Abrought Bbri

3、ngingCto be brought Dhaving brought4I was unaware of the critical points involved, so my choice was quite _.Aarbitrary Breasonable Cmechanical Dconventional5The financial damage is nothing compared to what _ if there had been children in the classroom in time of the fire.Awould happenBhappenedCwould

4、 have happenedDshould have happened6Are you free now? I have something important to tell you.OK, _ you make it short. I will have to finish this report before noon.Anow that Bas soon asCevery time Das long as7To apply for a short-term study visa in the UK, I have to be able to speak some English, bu

5、t I want to go there just to learn English.Oh, its really_.Aa confidential sourceBa catch-22 situationCa Pandoras boxDa Herculean task8Im tired out. I cant run any further, Tom. _! Mike. Im sure you can do it.ACome onBNo hurryCNo problemDWell done9It is not only blind men who make such stupid mistak

6、es. People who can see sometimes act_.Ajust foolishly Bless foolishly Cas foolishly Dso foolishly10What I like about Harvard is theres the old classical lookthere are parks and traditional buildings.AwhyBwhereCthatDhow11Right now, lots of people search for products on the Internet but still buy them

7、 at stores. Internet shopping will really _ when people are sure that it is safe.Aset upBset offCtake offDtake up12I spend two weeks in Beijing last year.Then you must have visited the Great Wall during your stay, _ you?AmustntBdidntChaventDhadnt13In terms of Mrs. Mengs being arrested without solid

8、evidence, the western media has _ public attention away from where it should be, that is, the rule of law.Atransformed BshiftedCattracted Dchanged14Large quantities of time _ for practising guided writings. Awas neededBare neededC needsDis needed15Many people fall into panic due to the earthquake an

9、d tsunami in Japan but experts dont expect this to be _ as proper measures have been taken.AcompulsoryBcontemporaryCtemporaryDpermanent16It wasnt easy having my friends talk about their freshman years _ I wasnt a part ofAwhomBwhenCthatDwhat17Everything seemed to be going _ for the first two days aft

10、er I arrived in New York.AvividlyBgenerallyCfrequentlyDsmoothly18We will remain _to the path of peaceful development and shoulder more international responsibilities.AcommittingBcommittedCto be committedDto have committed19The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain_as the plane was making

11、 a landing.AseatBseatingCseatedDto be seating20You were not listening；what troubled you?I my coming math examAam thinking aboutBwas thinking aboutChad thought aboutDwill think about第二部分 阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21（6分） A report released this month found that grouping children by ab

12、ility is on the rise againteaching students in groups of similar ability has improved achievements for fast and slow learners alikeand who wouldnt want bright kids to be able to move ahead?But for most kids, labels (标签) applied early in life tend to stick, even if they are wrong.Sorting school child

13、ren by ability has long been controversial. In some countries, especially in Asia, school-wide tracking (分流) remains normal. Children are tested and placed in different schools that direct them toward professional or vocational careers. Movement between the tracks is rare.School-wide tracking decrea

14、sed in US schools in the 1960s and 1970s. It never died out, though. Sorting students into separate tracks for math at about junior high school age continues to be common, and other forms of tracking persist as well.Unlike tracking, which means sorting students into separate classrooms, ability grou

15、ping happens within classrooms. When done according to the latest research, it has proven to promote achievements. Ability grouping is changeable and temporary. Within classrooms, students might be divided into different learning groups dealing with materials of different levels. Any students who ma

16、ster concepts can move upward between groups, and the student groups might look different from subject to subject and unit to unit. For instance, a student who stands out in language arts might be at an average or slower level in math. A student who flies through multiplication tables might need ext

17、ra help with fractions. Students who lag in reading can be pulled out of the classroom in small groups for practice with a tutor until their reading improves.Research shows ability grouping within classes has more positive benefits than tracking. However, that must be weighed against the challenges

18、involved. In many regular classrooms, the differences between student ability levels are very big. That presents challenges for teachers and low-performing students to constantly compare themselves with students who seem to fly through school with ease.The rigid ability groups and tracking of the pa

19、st are still with us in many schools. Likely, labels are applied with more caution than in the bad old days when some teachers gave reading groups not-so-secret code names like “Bluebirds”, “Robins”, “Crows” and “Buzzards”. But kids still know.1、Why is grouping children by ability becoming popular a

20、gain?ABecause most teachers do not like slower learners.BBecause grouping children should be done early in life.CBecause it is academically beneficial to different learners.DBecause fast learners can move ahead without teachers help.2、By saying “Movement between the tracks is rare.” in paragraph 3,

21、the writer really means .Atracking children is normal in AsiaBschool-wide tracking has decreased in USCprofessional and vocational careers are unrelatedDsorted students can hardly change schools3、The examples in paragraph 5 are used mainly to illustrate .Aa good language learner promises to be good

22、at mathBa student might join different groups for different coursesCability grouping benefits gifted students more than slow onesDability grouping presents no challenge for those slow students4、What might be the challenge in regular classrooms for teachers?AStudents different levels.BStudents low pe

23、rformance.CConstant self-comparison.DApplication of not-so-secret code.22（8分） Even for a first-time visitor to China, it is impossible to ignore the popularity of Quick-Response (QR) codes. These square-shaped black-and-white symbols in WeChat or Alipay where QR codes are scanned to add new friends

24、or make payments.The QR Code system originated in Japan. The engineer Masahiro Hara felt the limitation of the one-dimension barcode in use and thus developed the QR codes which could carry data horizontally and vertically. QR codes could hold much more information than barcode due to their extra di

25、mension. In addition, QR codes have larger data capacity, smaller printout size and higher resistance to dirt and damage, which make them widely applied in many other applications.Though the technology of QR codes is complicated, we can easily create our own QR codes with the help of QR code generat

26、ors, many of which are available online for free. Users could enter the data they wish the QR code to display, and the generator turns it into a symbol that can be printed or displayed in electronic form. The process of creating QR codes could be really fun when we customise the design of the codes

27、according to our specific needs. For instance, we can adjust the color, add a logo, and create social options etc. Moreover, dynamic (动态的) QR codes are also available. They are more various than standard QR codes because they allow users to edit data entered previously whereas data in standard QR co

28、des cannot be edited once printed. Plus, dont limit your QR code to one mobile scanner. Anyone can scan your code with any reader. A lower barrier to entry makes success more likely for you and the user.Meanwhile, we must also recognize the vulnerability of QR codes. Due to its easy access, criminal

29、s can steal simply by replacing the QR codes with their own, routing cash into their own bank accounts. Hence, we should all become more conscious towards virtual money transactions through QR codes and participate in additional security measures.1、Which of the following is NOT a function of QR code

30、s?AData storage.BScanning reader.CSocial networking.DMobile payment.2、Why is barcode mentioned in paragraph 2?ATo introduce the main topic.BTo show the authors attitude.CTo highlight the features of QR codes.DTo add some background knowledge.3、Which of the following best explains “vulnerability” und

31、erlined in paragraph 4?AThreat.BWeakness.CDifficulty.DSimplicity.4、Which is true about QR codes according to the text?AThey were first used in China.BThe generators charge the users a lot.CData editing is possible in printed QR codes.DMore scanning devices are available in reading QR codes.23（8分）You

32、r 38 Reading List, Provided by Bill GatesMost of us cant live like billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, but we can read like him. Gates recommended four books in 38though some were published earlier.Leonardo da Vinci, by Walter Isaacson (37)The bestselling biographer of Steve Jobs and Albert

33、 Einstein researched deeply into da Vincis contributions beyond art, highlighting the breadth of his scientific, technological, and creative output. “Leonardo nearly understood almost all of what was known on the planet at the time. Thats mostly because of his curiosity about every area of natural s

34、cience and the human experience,” said Gates.The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir, by Thi Bui (37)Gates calls this graphic novel “really impressive”. Bui is the daughter of Vietnamese refugees who came to America after the fall of Saigon, and becoming a parent inspired her to look into her ow

35、n parents miserable history. “I was struck by how the experiences Bui illustrates manage to be both universal and specific to their circumstances,” said Gates.Lincoln in the Bardo, by George Saunders (38)Saunders, a long-time short story writer, won high praise for this novel. The book imagines the

36、ghosts that haunt (萦绕) the basement of Willie Lincoln, Abraham Lincolns son, who died at 11 in real life. “Willies death after the Civil War made the president have a new understanding of the grief hes creating in other families by sending their sons off to die in battle,” said Gates.Origin Story: A

37、 Big History of Everything, by David Christian (38)This new book is by the creator of Big History, a free, online social studies course. It traces history in wide, sweeping movements, starting with the Big Bang, and it provides, in effect, a short course in modern science. This is a brief history of

38、 the universe. “David gets a little stuck on the current economic and political problems in the West, and I wish he talked more about the role innovation will play in preventing the worst effects of climate change,” said Gates.1、Which books refer to the field of science?AOrigin Story and Leonardo da

39、 Vinci.BLincoln in the Bardo and Origin Story.CLeonardo da Vinci and The Best We Could Do.DThe Best We Could Do and Lincoln in the Bardo.2、If you are interested in thrillers, whose book will you most probably choose?AWalter Isaacson.BThi Bui.CGeorge Saunders.DDavid Christian.3、Which of the following

40、 statements is TRUE?AThe Best We Could Do is an autobiography.BLincoln in the Bardo has been warmly received.CDavid Christian talks much about the part that innovation will play.DReaders can only read about Leonardo da Vincis contributions towards art.24（8分）Students at the Florida high school where

41、17 people were shot dead in February of 2018 are being asked to wear clear backpacks.School officials have written to families of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High pupils outlining the plans as part of new security measures, They say any student without a clear backpack will be given one at no cost. As

42、well as introducing the transparent backpacks for quicker safety checks, there will also be airport-style metal detectors and school visitors will pass through special gates.“Were going to man every gate at the school during school hours and for after-school activities,” said the superintendent of B

43、roward County Public Schools, Robert W. Runcie.Since the shooting when Nikolas Cruz opened fire killing 17 people, students there have been leading calls for gun reform.Donald Trump has told US politicians he wants tougher laws with “really strong background checks”, while hes faced anger from anti-

44、gun groups for suggesting training school staff to use firearms.In the last few days, safety at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High has been called into question again after several security breaches (违反). Three students were arrested on Tuesday, two for carrying knives and one for making threats on Snapc

45、hat. Some parents have become so worried that theyve been keeping their children off school.“Weve got to put things into place now,” Mr Runcie said.1、Which is a new security measure of the school?ATeachers are trained to use firearms.BGuards are hired to monitor the students.CVisitors are forbidden

46、to enter the school.DStudents are required to wear clear backpacks.2、What can we know about the school shooting from the text?AThe gunman was a school staff member.BOne of the victims was named Nikolas Cruz.CSeventeen people were shot dead on campus.DSomeone unknown broke in and opened fire.3、Some p

47、arents have become worried because .Athree students were badly hurtBthe school takes few safety measuresCthey received a letter from the teacherDthere are still safety problems at the school4、What is the students attitude toward firearms?AThey call for changes of gun laws.BThey are against the schoo

48、ls stricter rules.CThey defend their right to possess weapons.DThey approve of Donald Trumps suggestion.25（10分）I entered high school having read hundreds of books. But I was not a good reader. Merely bookish, I lacked a point of view when I read. Rather, I read in order to get a point of view. I sea

49、rched books for good expressions and sayings, pieces of information, ideas, themes-anything to enrich my thought and make me feel educated. When one of my teachers suggested to his sleepy tenth-grade English class that a person could not have a complicated idea until he had read at least two thousan

50、d books, I heard the words without recognizing either its irony (嘲讽)or its very complicated truth. I merely determined to make a list of all the books I had ever read. Strict with myself, I included only once a title I might have read several times. (How, after all, could one read a book more than o

51、nce?) And I included only those books over a hundred pages in length. (Could anything shorter be a book?)There was yet another high school list I made. One day I came across a newspaper article about an English professor at a nearby state college. The article had a list of the hundred most important

52、 books of Western Civilization. More than anything else in my life, the professor told the reporter with finality, these books have made me all that I am. That was the kind of words I couldnt ignore. I kept the list for the several months it took me to read all of the titles. Most books, of course,

53、I hardly understood. While reading Platos The Republic, for example, I needed to keep looking at the introduction of the book to remind myself what the text was about. However, with the special patience and superstition (迷信)of a schoolboy, I looked at every word of the text. And by me time I reached

54、 the last word, pleased, I persuaded myself that I had read The Republic, and seriously crossed Plato off my list.1、On heating the teachers suggestion of reading, the writer thought .Aone must read as many books as possibleBa student should not have a complicated ideaCit was impossible for one to re

55、ad two thousand booksDstudents ought to make a list of the books they had read2、The underlined phrase with finality probably means .Afirmly BclearlyCproudly Dpleasantly3、The writers purpose in mentioning The Republic is to .Aexplain why it was included in the listBdescribe why he seriously crossed i

56、t off the listCshow that he read the books blindly though they were hard to understandDprove that he understood most of it because he had looked at every word4、The writer provides two book lists to .Ashow how he developed his point of viewBtell his reading experience at high schoolCintroduce the two

57、 persons reading methodsDexplain that he read many books at high school第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项26（30分） I did my first wing-walk two years ago, on my 86 birthday. Then last June, aged 88, I did it again and 1 my own record as the worlds oldest 2 wi

58、ng-walker.There was something about being strapped (捆扎) to the 3 of a bright-yellow 1944 Boeing-Stearman that 4 my imagination. Its very exciting. The first experience was nothing but tame. This year, I said to the 5 , “Can you make it a bit more adventuresome? ” He said, “I could do a loop-the-loop

59、 (翻筋斗) if you like?”This time, he 6 doing half a loop which was very effective. You go down a bit, then straight up. All I felt was a bit 7 , because it was windy. But you are 8 strapped. The pilot makes sure everything is 9 . I had gloves on, earplugs and lots of layers, which protected me.Both tim

60、es, we 10 from Gloucestershire Airport and were in the air for 15 minutes. You dont sit on the wingyou sit on 11 looks like a chair. I wasnt nervous. But when you look at the propellers (螺旋桨), you do feel a little strange. Youre 12 at the beginning that its a 13 dangerous activity and things could g